Stories from October 1996

Leon Billings, an executive assistant to former Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie '36, will speak on "Shift in the Environmental Agenda" at Bates College at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

A conference on the patient-provider relationship will be held at Bates College from 8:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Olin Arts Center. The conference is sponsored and accredited by Eastern Maine Medical Center.

A group of Bates student composers and their professor will make an informal presentation of their work on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

In an effort to link the academic work of Maine scholars with community interest in the Bible, the Department of Philopsohy and Religion at Bates College will host a three-day conference of biblical studies on Friday Nov. 1, Sat. Nov. 2 and Sunday Nov. 3. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Four candidates for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. William S. Cohen, R-Maine, will discuss their views in a televised debate at Bates College on Monday, Oct. 21. Any tickets remaining after distribution to students will be available starting Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Office of Special Projects and Summer Programs, 163 Wood St.

James Fallows, one of America's most thoughtful social and political observers will speak on "The Media and Its Impact on Civic Discourse and Democratic Practice" on Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

An English teacher at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Flynn did not determine the form or content of the play, subtitled "Thoughts Tasted, Moments Wasted: Perspectives on Bates College Culture 1995-96," until he chose cast members. "We will collaboratively write a full-length play about Bates College culture in 14 days and mount the production in the following three weeks," Flynn informed his troupe. "Wasted" will be performed with one 10-minute intermission. For more information, call the box office at 207-786-6161.